Troubleshooting When Using the DDST Unit

The Scanner Function

When Scanning Is Not Done As Expected

This section describes causes and remedies when scan results are not as expected.

 

 

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The scanned image is dirty.

The exposure glass, scanning

Clean these parts. See p.113

 

 

 

glass, exposure glass cover, or

“Maintaining Your Machine”.

 

 

 

ARDF is dirty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is distorted or out

The original was moved dur-

Do not move the original dur-

 

 

of position.

ing scanning.

ing scanning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The image is distorted or out

The original was not pressed

Make sure that the original is

 

 

of position.

flat against the exposure glass.

pressed flat against the expo-

 

 

 

 

sure glass.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The scanned image is upside

The original was placed up-

Place the original in the cor-

 

 

down.

side down.

rect orientation. See “Placing

 

 

 

 

Originals”, Printer/Scanner

 

 

 

 

Reference.

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No image results from scanning.

The original was placed with

When the original is placed

 

 

 

the front and back reversed.

directly on the exposure glass,

 

 

 

 

the side to be scanned must

 

 

 

 

face down. When the original

 

 

 

 

is fed via the ARDF, the side to

 

 

 

 

be scanned must face up. See

 

 

 

 

“Placing Originals”, Print-

 

 

 

 

er/Scanner Reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The scanned image contains

If you scan originals using

Scanning at a higher resolu-

 

 

white spaces.

functions other than the net-

tion may reduce the margins.

 

 

 

work TWAIN scanner func-

 

 

 

 

tion, certain paper size and

 

 

 

 

resolution settings may pro-

 

 

 

 

duce scanned images that are

 

 

 

 

larger than the specified size

 

 

 

 

because of margins being add-

 

 

 

 

ed to the sides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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